Feature articles

Superfoods are marketed as miracle foods that can apparently cure and prevent all kinds of diseases. But what starts as good research is so easily twisted into overblown health claims, writes Emma Beckett.

In recent decades, the scientific world has been shaken by several cases of scholarly misconduct, including fabricated results and plagiarism, resulting in the withdrawal of major papers from high-profile journals. How can science identify and stop the fraudsters? Ian Freckleton QC takes a look.